1. Organize before they rise!2. They feel no fear, why should you?3. Use your head: cut off theirs.4. Blades don’t need reloading.5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!9. No place is safe, only safer.10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

If you want to do some more zombie-related research in advance of the possible apocalypse, be sure to check out Boston.com's list of the 25 best zombie movies.

And if you're still not sure just exactly what a zombie is, or why you should take this threat seriously, check out the video below.

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